Tim Wittman is a retired American

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player who is currently the assistant coach with the

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women's soccer team. He spent his entire professional career playing indoor soccer in the first and second Major Indoor Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League and

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. He also coached in the Major Indoor Soccer League.

Player

Wittman attended

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where he was a 1980 All American high school soccer player. In December 1980 the

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drafted him in the third round of the NASL draft, but he never played for them. In 1981, the

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of the Major Indoor Soccer League drafted Wittman. He would spend ten seasons with the Blast before moving to the

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in 1991. He returned to Baltimore in 1992 to play for the

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of the National Professional Soccer League. The Spirit released him in May 1995. On June 17, 1995, the

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selected Wittman with their second pick of the

draft. On June 21, 1995, the SeaDogs traded Wittman to the

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in exchange for

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and several 1995 and 1996 draft choices. In August 1995, he was suspended by the league after a physical altercation with a referee. He returned to the CISL in 1996, this time with the

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. Wittman was inducted into the Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame in 2004.

Coach

On December 22, 2002, the Blast hired Wittman as an assistant coach. He became the head coach a year later. On March 18, 2006, Wittman assaulted a referee during a game against the

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. He was arrested and charged with battery.Stockton police charge Baltimore coach with battery
/ref> On April 24, 2006, MISL suspended Wittman from the league for two years. In 2008, he joined the

women's soccer team as an assistant coach.

References

External links

Johns Hopkins coaching bioBaltimore Blast All Time Roster
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wittman, Tim 1963 births American soccer coaches American men's soccer players Baltimore Blast (1980–1992) players Baltimore Spirit players Continental Indoor Soccer League players Detroit Neon players Living people Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) coaches National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Pittsburgh Stingers players San Diego Sockers (1978–1996) indoor players Soccer players from Baltimore Tampa Bay Rowdies draft picks Men's association football defenders